La Quinceanera- written for cultural anthropology class to share a cultural ritual experience.

Title: La Quinceanera- written for cultural anthropology class to share a cultural ritual experience.
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La Quinceanera- written for cultural anthropology class to share a cultural ritual experience.
In Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico and other Latin American countries a girl's entrance into womanhood and her eligibility for marriage is celebrated at her Quinceañera. "From a North of the Boarder viewpoint, it may be seen as a cross between a Sweet 16 and a debutante's coming out party." (Palfrey). The origins of the Quinceañera can be traced back to the time of the Aztecs. "It was traditional …showed first 75 words of 1259 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1259 total…Vol. 28, Fall-Winter, 2002http://www.nyfolklore.org/pubs/voic28-3-4/onair.html Kasper, E. Personal Interview. June 15, 2004. Palfrey, Dale Hoyt. La Quinceañera: An Hispanic Celebration of Budding Womanhood http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/dpalfrey/dpquince.html Resendes, Raymond. "The Celebration of the Quinceanera" http://gomexico.about.com/cs/culture/a/quinceanera.htm La Quinceaera: Towards an Ethnographic Analysis of a Life Cycle Ritual [1] http://colfa.utsa.edu/cantu/quinceaera.html

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